Yunli in Honkai Star Rail: guide & build 💪

Detailed guide to Yunli in light conesthat will allow you to reach your maximum potential. The guide also presents units for various situations and everything that Yunli needs to level up.

Yunli is an experienced swordswoman from the Zhuming Xianzhou ship. From early childhood, the girl studied the art of wielding a sword, which allowed her to quickly achieve high results and subsequently become the youngest member of the Octet of the Fire Wheel. The game represents 5 ⭐ characters related to Paths of Destruction and owning the physical type of the element.

Rating	A-position in dash list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
[Type] element	Physical 💪
Path	Destruction
when added to the game	July 31, 2024 (patch 2.4)
How to get a character	Event Jump Banner: Character
Gender	Female
Role in the squad	Secondary or main DPS character
Role in the game	Swordswoman of the Fire Wheel Octet at Zhuming Xianzhou
signature light cone	"Dance at Sunset"
Voice actresses	English voice acting: Brenna Larsen Whale. voice acting - Liu Wen Japanese Voice acting: Wakayama Shion Cor. Voice acting - Lee Ju-eun

Biography

Yunli from Hongkai: Star Rail is a fairly straightforward and brave girl who skillfully wields a sword. She was born and lives on the ship Zhuming Xianzhou, one of the six flagships of the Xianzhou Alliance. She was taught the art of wielding weapons by Flaming Heart, General Huaiyang, whose granddaughter Yunli is.

Thanks to her grandfather’s instructions and her own perseverance, she quickly became the youngest swordswoman of the Fire Wheel Octet. However, martial arts is not the girl’s only interest - she hates the cursed swords that began to spread in Zhuming, so she promised herself that she would definitely find each of them and destroy them.

How to get Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail

Yunli can be dropped in a limited-time "Event Leap: Character" called "Move Mountains, Disperse Clouds." It will be available from 26 February 2025 city by 18 March 2025 city, together with the banner Tribby.

In order not to miss the next Yunli rerun, follow the constantly updated banner schedule.

Features

As Yunli rises, basic characteristics such as health (HP), attack and defense strength develop. Speed ​​and taunt are permanent stats. Below in the table you can see the exact values ​​of each parameter depending on the current character level.

Level of	Basic Health	Base attack power	Basic protection	base speed	Basic taunt
1	185	92	62	94	125
20	360	180	122	94	125
20+	434	217	147	94	125
30	527	263	178	94	125
30+	601	300	203	94	125
40	693	346	235	94	125
40+	767	383	260	94	125
50	859	429	291	94	125
50+	933	466	316	94	125
60	1026	512	347	94	125
60+	1100	549	373	94	125
70	1192	595	404	94	125
70+	1266	632	429	94	125
80	1358	679	460	94	125

Basic skills

Yunli is a representative of the Path of Destruction, whose skills are focused on repelling enemy attacks and subsequently inflicting physical damage. The main source of her damage is her superpower, which inflicts the Block status and allows her to perform the most powerful move. During a fight, the swordswoman wants to receive as many incoming blows as possible in order to constantly counterattack and charge herself with energy.

In the following paragraphs of this section, we will examine in more detail how Yunli’s active and ive abilities work, we will talk about the priority of pumping them up and which eidolons are recommended for obtaining.

Active skills

• Technique "Preemptive Strike" || Gain

Using the technique gives the Amulet effect for 20 seconds. If during this time the battle begins with Yunli attacking or receiving damage, Intuit: Extermination is immediately triggered on a random target and the damage of this attack increases by 80%.

• Basic Attack "Gusty wind somersault" || Single hit

Deals physical damage to the selected enemy, which is 50-100% of the attack power.

• Emboldening Salvo "Shock Wave" || Explosion

Restores health equal to 20-30% of attack power + 50-200 units. In addition, it deals physical damage to the selected enemy, which is 60-120% of the attack power, and to neighboring targets - 30-60% of the attack power.

• Superpower "Messenger of Heaven" || Gain

Consumes 120 units. energy out of 240 and receives the Block status, at the same time imposing Taunt on all opponents. These effects last until the end of the ally's or enemy's next turn. Crete. The damage of your next counterattack is increased by 60-100%.

• If Yunli is attacked during a Block, the counterattack “Intuit: Extermination” is triggered, dealing physical damage to the enemy equal to 132-220% of the attack power, and to adjacent targets - 66-110% of the attack power. Then fires 6 additional hits, dealing physical damage equal to 43,2%72% of attack power to a random enemy target. After this, the status is removed.
• If Yunli is not attacked while the Block is active, then after the effect ends, she immediately performs a counterattack “Intuit: Cutting Down”, which deals physical damage equal to 132-220% of the attack power, and 66-110% of the attack power to adjacent targets.

The damage dealt by the attacks in question is considered super damage.

ive skills

• Talent "Bright Forge" || Explosion

When Yunli receives damage from an enemy, she immediately restores 15 units of energy and performs a counterattack on him, dealing physical damage equal to 60-120% of attack power, as well as nearby enemies - 30-60% of attack power. If there are no targets to counterattack, this strike will trigger on a random enemy.

The order of leveling abilities

Superpower > Talent => Skill > Basic Attack

It is recommended to upgrade Yunli’s skills in the following sequence:

1. Superpower - This is the majority of the character's damage output thanks to the enhanced counterattack "Intuit: Havoc".
2. Talent и skill - main damage outside of the ult. The talent has higher priority since it does not depend on Yunli’s speed and works much more often.
3. Basic Attack practically not used, except in situations where you need to restore skill points. For this reason, it is pumped up last or left at the initial level.

Tracks

All traces of Yunli:

Attack power +4% (lvl.1)
"Fire Disc": Every time an Intuit: Chopping counterattack is activated, the next Intuit: Chopping down will automatically become an Intuit: Decimation.	HP +4% (A2)	Attack Power +4% (A3)	Crete. chance +2,7% (A3)
"Exorcism of Demons": Block status allows you to avoid the resulting control effect and reduces damage received by 20%.	Attack Power +6% (A4)	HP +6% (A5)	Attack Power +6% (A5)
"True Separation": When performing a counterstrike, Yunli's attack power increases by 30% for 1 turn.	Crete. chance +4% (A6)	HP +8% (lvl 75)	Attack power +8% (lvl. 80)

Total percentage increase to characteristics:

• attack power - 28%;
• HP (health) - 18%;
• Crete. chance - 6,7%.

Eidolons

All Yunli consts:

1	Polished steel	The damage dealt by counterattacks “Intuit: Extermination” and “Intuit: Cutting Down” increases by 20%. In addition, the number of additional hits of Intuit: Extermination increases by 3.
2	Awakening Shine	When performing a counterattack, 20% of the enemy target's defense is ignored.
3	A long sword will cut a mountain	Superpower level +2. Max. — 15. Basic attack level +1. Max. - 10.
4	Roaring Sledgehammer	When performing counterattacks "Intuit: Extermination" or "Intuit: Cutting down", resistance to effects increases by 50% for 1 turn.
5	Durability of ancient weapons	Skill level + 2. Max. — 15. Talent level +2. Max. - 15.
6	The tenacity of a warrior, the soul of a musician	If the enemy performs any action during the Block status, then the “Intuit: Extermination” counterattack is triggered, regardless of whether the enemy hits Yunli or not, after which the status is removed. When Intuit: Havoc or Intuit: Chop deal damage, crit. the chance increases by 15%, and breaking through physical resistance by 20%.

The best Yunli eidolons are the first, second and sixth:

• E1 - a nice const that increases the damage caused by counterattacks during the action of the superpower, which is a key source of the heroine’s DPS. In addition, the number of additional hits increases from 6 to 9.
• E2 - lowers opponents' defense when Yunli hits them with a counterattack. This is a noticeable boost to your overall damage output, as Defense Cut is one of the highest multipliers in the game.
• E6 - a strong eiodolon that allows you to use the counterattack "Intuit: Extermination" even if the enemy does not attack. In addition, when activating any counterattacks during the ultimate, crit increases. chance and breaking through physical resistance.

For F2P players, we recommend choosing the second eidolon.

Advantages and disadvantages

Let's take a closer look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Firewheel Octet swordswoman.

Advantages	Disadvantages
Has high damage against single targets and groups of enemies. Shows well in Pure fiction. Although in the latter mode it is especially important to constantly distract enemies and receive attacks.	The key source of damage is the enhanced counterattack “Intuit: Decimation”. This, in turn, means that the damage dealt depends on the amount of energy received during the battle and the frequency of use of the superpower.
It is quite easy to assemble, since thanks to counterattacks it does not require high speed to consistently cause damage. In addition, during the ult, a 100% increase in crit is given. damage, which allows you to focus on other stats.	The “Intuit: Extermination” counterattack only works when opponents attack the heroine in Block status (at least until E6). For this reason, it will not work well if enemies initially move slowly or rarely attack.
Provides allies with additional survivability through Taunt and deals damage outside of its turn, effectively acting as a secondary damage dealer. At the same time, with the appropriate assembly, she is capable of taking the position of the main damage dealer/hypercarry.	Outside of her ult, she cannot inflict Taunt on enemies, but it is important for her to constantly take damage to activate counterattacks. To solve this problem, you will need to knock out a signature cone or play in a squad with Trot.
Economical in of spending skill points, since speed is not needed to perform key functions. Consequently, the final consumption of skill points becomes small, which allows the team to sometimes even get a “plus”.	The only self-healing option is skill, and Yunli mostly plays at low speed, which will make it difficult to activate the skill in a timely manner. Therefore, allies with healing or shields are desirable in the squad (except Fiery GG).
Undemanding to the presence of eidolons. Among the const there are no ones that would have a serious impact on the gameplay. They are mainly aimed at increasing damage or survivability, which is nothing more than a pleasant bonus.

Leveling

This paragraph presents all the resources for Yunli to upgrade her to the maximum level.

Elevation materials

Total amount of materials for pumping Yunli to level 80:

• Credits (×1 690 000).
• Traveler's Guide (×290) or adventure journal (×1 160).
• KMM work permit (×65).
• Artificial mechanical components (×15), mechanical cylindrical wheels (×15), mechanical hearts of chaos (×15).

Skill Leveling Materials

The total amount of resources for upgrading Yunli's skills:

• Credits (×2 197 500).
• Artificial mechanical components (×33), mechanical cylindrical wheels (×46), mechanical hearts of chaos (×28).
• Teeth of Borisin residents (×12), lupotoxic fangs (×53), fangs of lunar brutality (×101).
• Fate's imprint (×6).
• Repentance of the eternal false body (×9).

The sequence of pumping traces

The sum of all components used to increase the level of Yunli traces:

• Credits (×802 500).
• Artificial mechanical components (×8), mechanical cylindrical wheels (×10), mechanical hearts of chaos (×30).
• Teeth of Borisin residents (×6), lupotoxic fangs (×16), fangs of lunar brutality (×38).
• Repentance of the eternal false body (×3).
• Fate's imprint (×2).

Best builds for Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail

Yunli in HSR is capable of performing the functions of a main/secondary damage dealer and a tank, that is, a character who distracts the attention of enemies and takes incoming damage. Its gameplay is based on the constant use of a counterattack, which is triggered when receiving enemy attacks, allowing you to deal damage outside of your turn and protect your allies.

The most important characteristics when putting together a Yunli assembly:

• ATK и physical damage — key indicators on which the DPS inflicted by all the heroine’s abilities directly depends.
• Crete. chance и Crete. damage - another way to increase strength. However, crit. chance is preferable since it is only found in traces (6,7%), while crit. Damage is increased due to the sign, ult and some s of the Path of Harmony.

We will separately analyze the following characteristics:

• Speed in boots is less beneficial than attack power. This is because most of the energy comes from incoming damage, and extra turns will not generate enough energy to compensate for the loss in DPS.
• Energy recovery in connection rope may be more useful in certain scenarios. For example, if the squad does not have an external source of charging or Yunli is rarely hit by opponents, but in most cases the attack power is still preferable.

In the paragraphs below we will look in more detail at how to collect Yunli in H. We will provide the optimal value of the characteristics important for the character, as well as a rating of light cones, cave relics and planar decorations.

Recommended characteristic values

Priority of main stats:

Relic	Main characteristic
Head	HP (permanent)
Arms	Attack Power (Permanent)
Body	Crete. chance > crit. damage
Legs	Attack Power > Speed
planar sphere	Physical Damage > Attack Power
Connecting rope	Attack Power > Energy Recovery

Recommended secondary (lower) stats:

• Crete. chance and crit damage;
• attack power (flat and %);
• penetration effect, HP, protection and resistance to effects are optional.

The final values ​​of the characteristics that it is desirable to have on the character:

• Attack Power — from 3 units;
• health — from 3 units;
• protection — from 800-900 units
• Crete. chance — from 80-90%;
• Crete. damage - from 100-120%.
• speed - from 94 units.

Ultimate Light Cone [Weapon]

When choosing weapons for Yunli, give preference to Path of Destruction “cards”, which increase attack power and critical indicators. Additionally, boosting your bonus attack and increasing your chance of being hit by an enemy are useful.

Best Relics [artifacts]

If we consider artifacts for Yunli, the best options will be sets or combinations of sets that increase attack power and crits, as well as superpower damage and bonus attacks.

Cave relics [main artifacts]

Planar Ornaments [Additional Artifacts]

Detachments

In HSR, Yunli is a damage dealer who occupies a dominant position or acts as an additional source of damage, a tank. Considering that the swordswoman wants to constantly take hits, it is advisable to place her next to s with high Taunt (Path of Harmony, Oblivion, Abundance or Preservation), so that if something happens, massive attacks will come at her. It is also worth noting that it is not necessary to completely abandon Save heroes, since this does not greatly affect the heroine’s chances of being an enemy target.

The only exceptions are Landau’s Choice, which manipulate the attention of opponents to the detriment of Yunli.

Best characters

The table shows heroes that have good synergy with Yunli.

Top Teams

With the previously presented characters, you can create the following units for Yunli:

Offering for study a detailed guide to Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail, one cannot help but highlight the builds with heroes of epic rarity or those obtained for free.

How to play as Yunli: rotation

The gameplay of Yunli in Hankai: Star Rail is quite simple, but in order to effectively use the superpower, you still need to take certain points into . The fact is that most of the damage comes from the “Intuit: Extermination” counterattack, and for it to trigger you need to be attacked in the Block status, which exists until the end of the next turn of an ally or enemy. Therefore, it is necessary to use the ultimate before the enemy’s turn in order to receive damage and activate an enhanced counterattack.

To better understand the optimal sequence of actions within a battle, we will provide more detailed recommendations for Yunli rotation:

1. Before the start of the battle, you can use the character’s technique so that the powerful counterattack “Intuit: Extermination” immediately works. Please note that in this case, the opponents must attack first.
2. When it is Yunli's turn, depending on the current number of skill points and role in the party, the skill or basic attack is preferred. However, most often the skill will be prioritized due to greater energy recharging and higher damage to multiple targets.
3. Most of the time, the heroine simply counterattacks thanks to the talent triggering. Thus, she restores a decent amount of energy and deals damage outside of her turn, constantly dealing additional DPS.
4. When your superpower charges, don’t rush to activate it right away. Look at the order of moves and use your ultimate before the enemy's action or, if several enemies are moving at once, before the one you want to deal maximum damage to. At the same time, the ultimate almost never accumulates above the limit, since Yunli spends only 120 units. from 240 units. for one-time use.

Is it worth knocking out?

Yunli is a Path of Destruction character with a physical element type. Specializes in taking incoming damage and constantly launching counterattacks against multiple targets. Thanks to high damage figures, simplicity and effectiveness, it can occupy the position of a primary or secondary damage dealer. At the same time, it is easy to assemble - the highest priority characteristics are attack power and crits, and the rest is rather optional.

One of the key disadvantages is the dependence on the behavior of opponents. For example, if enemies move slowly or don't attack at all, the heroine is effectively deprived of her main source of damage and becomes of little use. In addition, outside of her ultimate, she cannot cast Taunt, which somewhat forces her to play with either a signature cone or Trot. However, in situations where everything goes well, the swordswoman performs very well.

Yunli is worth picking out if you need a character who has a physical type of damage, is quite flexible in of the role he occupies, and is relevant both against a group of enemies and single targets. Her playstyle doesn't require a lot of involvement beyond the use of her superpower, and her counterattack mechanics allow her to fit into almost any team composition. The only thing is if you already have a well-pumped Clara, especially with eidolons and signa, then Yunli will offer practically nothing new, except that it will be more in demand against elite monsters and bosses.

Which is better: signal or E1

In most cases, the signature cone is more beneficial for Yunli not so much due to the increased crit. damage and bonus attacks, how much does it increase the chance of being attacked. The heroine is heavily dependent on receiving incoming damage to activate her counterattacks, and weapons provide a similar bonus.

In addition to weapons, this effect only gives Lynx with your skill. If she becomes a permanent ally in Yunli's team, E1 could become more relevant due to a direct buff to the heroine's main source of damage - the Intuit: Decimation counterattack. However, Signa itself is a more stable option, which, among other things, will greatly facilitate the selection of stats.

We hope our guide helped you put together the best build for Yunli in Honkai: Star Rail. In the comments, ask any questions about the character so that the author or other players can help. Follow useful articles on HSR in the relevant sections of our website: news.

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